The Next China Story: the Consumer

Following its years of rapid economic growth mostly in industrial and tech sectors, what's next for China? According to some analysts, including today's guest Zach Karabell, the Chinese consumer is key to the continuing growth of the Chinese economy -- and the Chinese economy is key to the continuing growth of the global economy.

Consumer spending in China is growing 20% a year within its massive population -- a potential market of over one billion consumers eager to spend their new expendable income on previously unavailable goods and services.

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